Only 50 floppy disks of this prototype Japanese visual novel were ever produced, and one just got destroyed in transit: 'Today, an important piece of history has been lost forever'

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Well, the default voltage of a 2,500 W extreme overclocking BIOS PopularNEW: PC Gamer Clips!Resident EvilArc RaidersBest PC gearGame Quizzes Games Visual Novel Only 50 floppy disks of this prototype Japanese visual novel were ever produced, and one just got destroyed in transit: ‘Today, an important piece of history has been lost forever’ News By Justin Wagner published 1 March 2026 Tsukihime Trial Edition was already exceedingly rare, and now it’s even rarer. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Aniplex of America Inc.) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter PC Gamer Get the PC Gamer Newsletter Keep up to date with the most important stories and the best deals, as picked by the PC Gamer team. 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Subscribe to our newsletter As Tom’s Hardware reported, X user Keripo posted an image and video of a physical game they had bought online on Feb. 26—more accurately, a rare pre-release trial version of the visual novel Tsukihime by Type-Moon. Only 50 copies of this particular trial version were ever produced, and as you can see in Keripo’s picture, this one has been utterly destroyed.My Tsukhime Trial Edition (月姫 体験版) finally arrived, one of only 50 copies in the world. Only to discover that US Customs had removed all the bubble wrap and physically destroyed the floppy disk. Will file a report but literally crying right now😭#TYPEMOON #Tsukihime #月姫 pic.twitter.com/i8Mup326ZsFebruary 26, 2026Strangely, it doesn’t look like the package was merely dropped or improperly packaged. Keripo followed up the original post with images of the package before shipment, and it looks extremely snug. More than that, the destroyed floppy disk looks like it was manually disassembled and pried apart.”US Customs had removed all the bubble wrap and physically destroyed the floppy dis